Dumping wagon



Apr. l0, 19,23.

J. M. GUYNN DUMPING wAGoN 2 simens-smeetI 1 Fll'ed Mar. 1:5, 1922 Apr. 10, 1923.

J. M. GUYNN DUMPING WAGON F11ed Mar. 15', 1922 2 sheds-sheen 2 Patented Apr. lil, i923.

Unire J'OHN MELUS GUYNN, OF NEWPORT, ARKANSAS, -ASSIGNOREOIF CNE-HALF TO JOHN DAVID MOLAIN, OFINEVPORT, ARKANSAS.' l

DUMPING WAGON.

Application filed March 13, l21.922. Serial No. 543,504. i

To allwkom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Joi-iNpM. GUYNN, a citizen of the United States, residino' at Newport, in the county of Jackson and Sttate of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dumping Wagons, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in dumping wagons and more particularly to the bed thereof.v

The present invention has for its objects among others to provide a simple and cheap dumping wagon in which the bed can be readily changed and which can be made suitable for any vroad wagon, from a onehorse wagon to any of the larger varieties. .lt can be easily and quickly taken off ,or put on the same as any other form of wagon bed, and is in effect threebeds inone and yet costs practically no more than one.

Suitable means are provided for holding the bed in operative position yagainst tilt- 'ing and yet the scoop can be readily al-A lowed to tilt when desired, or it can be as easily allowed to drop fromthewagon when occasion may require.

Other objects and advantagesof the iiii vention will hereinafter appear and the lili novel features thereof will'be particularly defined by the-appended claims.

. The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the numerals of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved dumping wagon..

Figure 2 is a top plan thereof.'

Figure 3 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof, as on the line 3--3 of Figure 2. l

Figure 4 is a vertical cross section, as on the line 4-4 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of ther arrows.

yFigure 5'is a perspective'view of the device for locking the front end of thescoop against tilting. `.Like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views. Referring to the drawings, y

1 designates the rear aXle, 2 the y,rear wheels and 3Athe rear bolster.y .4 is the` front axle, 5, the front vwheels 'and 6 the front bolster. 7 is.the pole or tongue and 8,8 the sides of the body which are adapted to be supportedupon the transverse members 9 and braced by means of suitable braces 10 secured to the ends of ysaid transverse members and to said sides 8 by bolts or any .suitable means.

11 and 12 are additional cross bars at the '60.` front, while 13 and 14 are otherfcross'bars at the rear between which the holsters are disposed, as seen clearly in Figure 3.

The sides at the rear lare connected and braced by means of a transverse lrod 15 provided upon one end with a nut y16 whereby Y the same may be tightened wheny desired, andthe. said sides 8 at the rearare cutaway vupon an incline, as seen at 17, forming' inclined rests for. the .transverse board 18 secured to ,the under side :of the rear scoop board 19, the ends of lsaid transverse board being extended, as seen at'20, to engage the shoulders 2101iv the. sides 8 at the rearward terminals ofthe inclines 17.

The scoop board 19 at lits forward end upon its underside isprovided withfa transverse cleat 22, as seen'best'in'Figure 3, the

rear edge' of which 'is adapted 'tol engage ,the forward edge ofthe transverse member 9, and upon the under face of the said .scoop member 19 is a'ltransverse strip 23I of less dimensions than the transverse mem- ,ber 22, and secured adjacent thereto to bear upon the upper yface of the adj aoent transverse member 9asseen in lPigurel This gives a .rigid support forthe'scoop member 19 and preventsy movement thereof to.

the front or rear but permitting of ready removal of thescoop member when desired. lt will.' be readily understood from .Figures 1 and 3 that when in position the scoop member'19is `inclined downwardly and forwardly. y

24 is a foot-rest supported from the transverse front boa-rdA 25, being braced by suitable braces `or the like 26. This member 24 may constitute a seat, if desired, ory the driver may utilize thetransverse board 27 secured to the front of the dumping member 28, as a seat, if desired. y '1 This dumping member 28 is .formed .of av bottom 29, and the sides y30, lthe upper rear edges of which may.beinclined-rearwardly, as seen'at 31 in Figure 3. As' seen clearly in Figure 3, the front transverse member, 27 is extended, as atV 32, beyond the front board 33 of the dumpingfmember "28, and

this extension is designed to rest upon the top edge of the front board 34 which connects the front ends of the sides 8, all as clearly seen in Figure 3.

The ,dumping member 28 is pivotally mounted between its endsso as to be easily dumped. In the present instance I have chosen to show the pivotal support of this member as consisting ot'yokes or the like which are pivotally suspended upon transverse rods 36 or the like, which extend lengthwise of the sides 8 and are mounted in suitablebrackets or the like 3'? secured by bolts or the like 33 to the sidesot the body. These yokes or the like are designed to be swung downward upon their pivots from thedotted line position seenin Figure 4 'to theft'ull line position shownin said fig- Y. vure and to engage the round portions 39 walls of fthe sides `formed on the opposite ends ot' the transverse member 40 which is secured to the under side of the bottom 29 of the dumping member, as willbe readily understood upon reference to Figure 4.

In order to hold the front end of the `member A28 down I provide a. rocking member 41 suitably held on the iront board '25, as seen best in Figure2, being mounted to revolve `for the requisite tdistance, by being retained within the keepers or staples: 42,

"and having near its center the handle port1on'43 by vwhichit may. be manipulated when desired. vThe member 4l is provided with the Aright angled portions 44 at the ends to extend substantially parallel with the sides of the body and :member 28 and also with the :arms 45 at right angles to the members .44, as seen clearly in Figures 2 and 5, to extend inward across the tops ofthe sides 8 andthe sides 'ofthe member 2S, as seen in Figure 2, andv the ends are then given Ythe downwardy terminals 46, asv seen in Figures 3 and 5, which engage the inner of the member 28 and hold the said member securely -to its lowered or horizontal position. When it is desired Ito tilt the member 28, 'the handle portion 43 is moved downward to the front, which lclears the members 45 and46 from their engagement with the sides ofthe body and member 28A and the latter is free to be dumped or inclined or tilted on its fulcrum.

The rear reach 47 is detachably held in position in the following manner: its rear end vis slidably held between vlthe upper and lower rpar bolsters, as seen in Figure3, its forward end being slidably held in the hanger or loop 48 depending from the cross bar 9,

'the said reach passing between the braces 49 andr 50,'secured y.at their rear ends to the rear axle, and held 'against undue movement lengthwise by a bolt or the like 5l passed vvertically through the reach and the braces.

yRemoval of this boltpermits of the removal of the rear bolster and rear axle, the

reach being moved endwise until it is out oj engagement in the loop `48, as will be readily understood. ItI will be seen thatthe rear bolster is fitted between the rear cross bars 13 and 14as shown in FigureB. l f v The front bolster is likewise held between the front cross bars ll and l2, as seen in. Figure 3, the king pin 52 being passed through the said front bolster and axle and also through the front reach'53 to which the pole 7 is pivoted, as-at 54, the rear end ot the said front reach being loosely retained within the loop or hanger 55 depending from the cross bar 9, as seen best inv Figure l3. By removal ol the king` pin, the front axle may be easily removed when desired.

VThe operation will be readily understood. Y

Normally the parts are in the position shown in Figures l and 2 andv full lines in Figure 3. When it is desired to dump the loadrthat is within the member 28, the locking member 41 at the iront is disengaged fromthe sides otl the body and of the member 28,'and then by simply swinging the Imember 28 up'On its iulcrums 35-39 vthe said member rwill be caused to assume the inclined position seen by dotted lines in Figure 3. It may be turned to any desired inclination, rand when it is desired to remove the sai'dd'nemberl 28 entirely from the wagon body all that it is necessary to do is to disengage the yloops 35 from the trunnions 39 on the cross ybar 40 and the said member 28 canbe dropped such width as to allow of 'themember 28 readily dropping between the sides Soi the body when desired. p V- Modifications in detailrnay be resorted to without departing `from the spiritv 'of theinvention or sacrificing any of its vadvantages. ,l N

What is claimed'as rnew is y l. In a dumping Iwagon, a tiltable bed, Ldetachably supported for bodily removal downward, suspension means therefor detachably connected with said bed, and ymeans for fastening' the front end of said bed against pivotal movement. 4

2. In a dumping wagon, opposed rear and front members removably supported Lwithin v the wagon body with their adjacent ends abutting and pivoted suspension means vfor pivotally mounting one of said members, the front ,member being bodily movable downward for bodily removal, Aand meansnormally preventing such movement.

3. In a dumping wagon, afremovable bed of two abutting sections, pivotaly suspension means detachably connectedy with one of said members whereby it detachably pivotally mounted, and means vfor securing thefront end of the yfront section against movement,

the front member being bodily movable downward for bodily removal, and means normally preventing such movement.

il. In a dumping wagon, swinging yokes in which the same is :tulorumed and transverse rods extended upon the sides, said yokes being movable outward to disengage said rods. Y

5. In a dumping wagon, a tiltable bed, having a cross bar with trunnions, andi swinging yokes having portions to detachably receive said trunnions. t

6. In a dumping wagon, a pivoted bed section, pivotally suspended supporting means therefor, means for releasing the pivots thereof, and means engageable over the sides ofsad bed for locking the front end thereof against movement, said section being mounted for bodily removal by a tilting bed, and

dropping downward only, and means for normally preventing such movement.

7 In a dumping wagon, a removable bed, means for detachably 'pivoting the same, and a rotatable member at the front end of the wagon body having portions to engage over oppositesides of lsaidl body and the sides of the bed to lock the latter against movement. i

8. In a dumping wagon, the body, a bed pivoted therein, and a rotatable member at the ront of the body having portions eX- tended` rearward, with portions extended laterally over the tops of the sides of the body and bed, and downwardly extended portions to engage the inner 'faces of the sides of the bed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature; JOHN MELUS GU-YNN. 

